WATERBURY — Damian Saunders sure doesn't look hurt. But when you're on the outside cusp of the NBA, when you're a guy not expected to secure a spot with a team, the simplest of issues is enough for a team to cut you loose.

Such is the case with Saunders, the former Crosby High and Duquesne University star. Saunders was recently in Las Vegas trying to get some run with the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Summer League. He wound up with what he called a "simple bone bruise" on his knee.

And that was that.

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